Quite alone and entirely beautiful. I find these words pair perfectly with this vintage seascape photo. And now I'll pair this minimalistic mixed media brooch with only a very tiny blog post.

(vintage tin, vintage photo, cut up text from an old book, nickel free brooch pin, glue, gel medium)

approx. 4cm / 1.6" diameter

for sale here

I've been repeatedly surprised by how much I've done this year. It doesn't usually feel like I'm working that hard, but I am. And I'm beginning to be in a real need of a proper vacation. Thankfully one will soon come! I hope it's enough to stop my thoughts from spinning around in my head as a complete chaos...